The story of 101-year-old Holocaust survivor Carla Peperzak can now be viewed as a documentary thanks to a local filmmaker.

“It’s called Carla the Rescuer. And it’s because of what she did during World War II that helped so many people. So many people are alive because of her today, which that deserves a lot of honor,” said Clement Lye, the associate director of production at Gonzaga University.

Lye began filming and directing the documentary in February of 2022 when construction began on Peperzak Middle School. This is Lye’s first film and he did not expect it to be a feature length documentary at first.